St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-27
Regular Meeting.
ST, PAUL, Nov. %, 1887

Board met at p. m.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Quinby,
Starkey and Mr.. President.
Reading the minutes of the 25th inst.
dispensed with, and upon motion the
said minutes were approved.
The Engineer having submitted plan
of land to be taken, the following report
was ordered sent to the Council, tO-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
Aug. 4, 1887, relative to the opening of
an alley twenty (20) feet wide, through
block three 81 of Whitney & Smiths
addition, from Rosabel street to Wa
couta street, and, having investigated
the proposed Improvement, respectfully
report that it is necessary and proper to
open and extend an alley sixteen 06)
feet wide through block three 81, Whit
ney Il Smiths addition; that the esti-
mated expense thereof is $4,000: that
real estate to be assessed therefor can
| be found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses necessary
| to be incurred thereby; that said i'm
provement is not asked for by petition
| of majority of the owners of property
| to be assessed therefor, but we here
| with send plan or profile of said i'm
provement, and an order for your adOp-
| ton, if you desire us to make the i'm
| provement. Yeas 4, nays 0.
Upon motion the assessment for the
! construction of a sewer on Fairfield
avenue, from Eaton avenue to Custer
| street South Robert street and Fairfield
| avenue sewer was corrected by abating
| the amount (S70) assessed aginst Ely
| 40 TT of lots and 5, block Z, BaZille d
| Roberts addition to West st. Paul; said
| property being exempt on account of
| having been assessed in full for sewer
/ on South Robert street.
Upon motion the assessment for the
| construction, relaying and repairing of
wooden sidewalks under contract of
| James Forrestal Estimate No. ~ for
term beginning April 1, 1887. and
| ending Nov. /, 1887, was corrected by
abating the amount (S1S.SD assessed
| against lot l, block 5, Suburban Hills,
| st. Paul, (Hotfman avenue, north side).
the City Engineer having reported that
no walk has been constructed by the
city in front of said property.
Upon motion, the assessment for the
| Sprinkling of Ellen street, from Rice
| street to Dale street, in Sprinkling Dis
| trict No. 6, under contract of FOrreStal
| was corrected, as to ownership, descrip-
| ton of and amount assessed against lot
9, block 81, Warren & Rice's addition to
| st. Paul, the owners of said property
| having appeared before the Board and
| consented thereto so as to conform to
| the facts and rights of the case and so
as to read as follows. tO-wit:
Warren q Rice's Addition to st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Block. Benefits
Patrick O'Connell,
Ely 40 it Off,. 81 So so
F J Young except
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that the property hereinafter de-
scribed has been OveraSseSsed for the
sprinkling of Dakota avenue, from
bridge to Isabel street, in Sprinkling
District No. IL, under contract of Will
lam ForreStal, for term ending NOvem-
Der Is, 1887, the assessment for said
Sprinkling was corrected by abating
S2.07 of the amount assessed against said
property. so as to conform to the facts
and rights of the case as intended, and
so as to read as follows, to-wlt:
Easterly Of Dakota avenue), lot 4,
block ID, West ST. Paul Proper, s10.35.
The Clerk was directed to give notice
of correction in the matter of the assess
ment for the grading of Hiawatha street,
from Burns avenue to Mound street. as
to ownership, description of and amount
assessed against lot 4 Except Ely Is of
My ~, block %, Suburban Hills, st.
Paul.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
making a correction i'll the assessment
.l-ls - To- 30,
from Eighth street to Fourteenth street,
contract of VIM. Forrestal, for
term ending Nov. Is, 1887,
as to amount assessed against
My y Except Pearl street,, lot 6, block
3, Joel Whitney's addition to st. Paul.
and as to ownership, description of and
amount to be assessed against lot %,
Kavanagh's addition to st. Paul, came
up, and no objections being made, said
assessment was corrected by abating
the amount $3.50 assessed against
said My u of lot 6, Except Pearl
street,, said property having no 'front.'
age on said Jackson street, and by max
ing the ownership, description of and
amount assessed read so as to conform
to the facts and rights of the case as in
tended, and as follows, to-wit:
Kavanagh's addition to st. Paul, S2.64.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for cOndemning and taking an ease
ment on the land adjoining and on the
line of Concord street, from Page street
to south city limits, for making and
maintaining slopes one and One-half
90 feet on said land for every foot cut
or filled, necessary for the grading of
Concord street, from Page street to
south city limits. came up, and after
hearing all persons present interested,
the same was duly completed, and the
Clerk was directed to give the cOnfirma-
ton notice.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the paving of Summit avenue, from
Wabasha street to the present end of
pavement near Nelson avenue, with
wood blocks and curbing with granite,
together with the necessa y sewer con-
nectiOns, came up, and after hearing all
persons present interested the same
was duly completed, and the Clerk was
directed to give the confirmation no.
t ce.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the paving of Sibley street, from
Seventh street to Ninth street, with
cedar blocks and curbing with granite,
together with the necessary sewer con-
nections, came up, and after hearing all
persons present interested the same
was duly completed, and the Clerk was
directed to give the confirmation no
tice.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the paving of Prince street, from
Broadway to Pine street, with granite
blocks and curbing with granite, came
up, and after hearing all persons pres
ent interested, the same was duly COM
pleted, and the clerk was directed to
give the confirmation notice.
Pursuant to due notice the matter Of
making and completing the assessment